Jazz on a Summer's Day

Directed by Bert Stern

Year: 1959

Country: U.S.

Language: English

English Closed Captions

Filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and directed by world-renowned photographer Bert Stern, Jazz on a Summer's Day features intimate performances by an all-star line-up of musical legends including Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Anita O'Day, Chuck Berry, Dinah Washington, and closes with a beautiful rendition of The Lord's Prayer by Mahalia Jackson at midnight to usher in Sunday morning. The film has been beautifully and extensively restored in high definition from the best surviving vault elements by IndieCollect.

Reviews

"Gorgeous. Probably the best feature-length jazz concert movie ever made."

- Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

“Filmed with a rare artistry, a rare attention to making images of music that are themselves musical.”

- Richard Brody, The New Yorker

“An exquisite historical document. The film is where the American concert documentary genre begins.”

- Philip Eil, VICE

“There is not a moment that, freeze framed, would not be an absolutely stunning still picture.”

- Judith Christ

Cast

Louis Armstrong
Thelonious Monk
Gerry Mulligan
Chuck Berry
Dinah Washington
Mahalia Jackson

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